Ford Edge

A New Liftgate Handle Design, New Power Liftgate Option And Available Easyfold Second-Row Seats Make It Easy To Load And Unload Cargo

The Ford Edge crossover continues to energize the Ford brand in the hottest vehicle segment in the United States. Ford’s new crossover distinguishes itself with bold, American design, a flexible interior, dynamic driving character and a host of innovative features.

2008 Ford Edge

DEARBORN, Mich., April 28, 2008 – Before she was approached to participate in Ford’s “Town-to-Town, Friend-to-Friend” campaign, Christine Wall thought the only thing the company made was trucks. She had never even heard of the Ford Edge.

2008 Ford Edge

Highlights:
* Ford approached competitive vehicle owners in Marietta, Ga., and Windsor, Calif., earlier this year, asking them to drive a Ford for a week and then pass it on to a friend to try.
* Windsor campaign participant Christine Wall was so smitten with her test-drive in the Ford Edge that she sold her fairly new Civic to buy an Edge of her own.

OAKVILLE, Ontario, April 1, 2008 – The venerable Ford F-Series line of pick up trucks continues to deliver segment-leading results for Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited with a 12 per cent sales increase last month. Record March sales were also marked for the Ford Edge and Ford Escape.

March Highlights:
* Ford F-Series sales increase 12.4% in March
* Ford Edge sales increase 15.8%, for the best March on record
* Ford Escape sales rise 13.1%, marking its best March on record

2009 Ford Edge Sport will be available this fall

CHICAGO, Feb. 5, 2008 -- Ford (NYSE:F) is providing still more sizzle for America's best-selling mid-size crossover, introducing a new factory-customized model - the 2009 Ford Edge Sport.

2009 Ford Edge Sport

Highlights:
- Chicago Auto Show marks the debut for the 2009 Ford Edge Sport, providing a factory-quality, customized model to America's best-selling crossover.
- The Ford Edge Sport features standard 20- or optional 22-inch wheels, low profile tires, exterior modifications and interior enhancements, lending it a dynamic look and feel.

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Demand for Ford's crossovers remained strong in January. Sales for the Ford Edge were 95 percent higher than a year ago and the Lincoln MKX was up 78 percent.

Highlights:
- Ford crossovers pick up where they left off in 2007; Ford Edge sales climbed 95 percent and Lincoln MKX rose 78 percent.
- New Focus bolsters Ford's share of small car market with 44 percent increase.
- Total Ford Motor Company sales (including Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo) totaled 159,914, down 4 percent.

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 14, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- The highly popular Ford Edge midsized crossover will go on sale in Brazil later this year as Ford Motor Company continues its product offensive in South America and around the world.

Highlights:
- Building on Ford South America's business and product success, the Ford Edge midsize crossover will be added to the company's lineup in Brazil later this year.
- Edge quickly has become a hit and helped propel Ford's U.S. crossover sales by 63 percent in 2007, more than triple the industry average in America's fastest-growing vehicle segment.
- Ford of Brazil sales remain very strong - with 20.7 percent growth last year - led by new products.

Further Growth Expected in 2008

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- Led by two new and three redesigned models, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury crossover utility vehicles paced the industry's fastest-growing segment with a gain of 62 percent in 2007, more than triple the industry-wide growth of 17 percent. In its first full year, Ford Edge sales were 130,125, exceeding Ford's original forecast by 30 percent. In December, Edge capped off the year with its best-ever retail sales month.

Highlights:
- Ford, Mercury and Lincoln crossover utility vehicles paced the industry's fastest-growing segment with a gain of 62 percent in 2007; Ford Edge challenged entrenched foreign models for supremacy among mid- size crossovers.

PLUGGED-IN AND ON ROAD

Dearborn, Mich., Dec. 11, 2007 – Ford Motor Company is aggressively advancing plug-in hybrid technology through two different applications on research demonstration vehicles as a way to help improve the functionality and durability of lithium-ion battery packs and the future commercialization of plug-in hybrid technology.

Highlights:
* First Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) delivered to Southern California Edison as part of unique partnership to advance commercialization of PHEVs; on-road testing underway.
* Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid with lithium-ion battery achieves up to 120 mpg.
* Ford Edge with HySeries Drive is world’s first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle with plug-in capability.

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Ford Brings New CUV to Crossover Market

Bold, American design distinguishes the 2007 Ford Edge in the red-hot crossover utility vehicle (CUV) market – along with a dynamic driving character and innovative features designed to make it the "crossover of the year."

2007 Ford Edge

Equipped with an all-new 265-horsepower V-6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission, Edge will deliver performance, quietness and fuel efficiency. Ford Edge is expected to achieve fuel economy in the mid twenties in highway driving.